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UNIFICATION CHURCH

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2022
LDP branch led by reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba paid fees to Unification Church
The branch led by Akiba — who is also allegedly involved in money and election law violation scandals — has been found to have paid u00a524,000 to a group linked to the religious organization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2022
Kishida vows relief to wide range of Unification Church victims
Ruling parties are planning for a provision requiring religious and other corporations to take care not to solicit donations in certain situations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2022
Tokyo court disposed of important records on Aum Shinrikyo dissolution order
Records of the cult's bankruptcy and criminal cases are considered to be of historical value, and are subject to special preservation requirements.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2022
Japan ramps up Unification Church scrutiny with management and adoption probes
The inquiry into the church's management and financial status is another step toward stripping it of its 'religious corporation' status.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2022
Kishida plans to sack third Cabinet minister in under a month, report says
The move to fire internal affairs minister Minoru Terada over funding scandals would deal a yet another blow to the prime minister's already low support ratings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2022
Japan to probe Unification Church's adoption system
Arranging adoptions without approval repeatedly and continuously could be a violation of the law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2022
Draft bill in Japan would enable refunds of religious donations
The bill would enable the children or spouse of the follower of a religious group to claim back some of a donation if it was made under conditions deemed problematic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2022
Is the clock running out for the prime minister?
Will Prime Minister Fumio Kishida be able to recover from his political troubles, or is he on a path to join the party's long list of short-lived prime ministers?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2022
Japanese government gave ¥9.55 million to Unification Church-linked NGO
The Foreign Ministry said it provided the funds in 2018 in order for a group to build a women's vocational training school in Senegal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2022
Ministry to launch first-of-its-kind probe into Unification Church
The probe sets the stage for the controversial group to be stripped of its religious corporation status.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2022
The politics behind Kishida's religious exploitation bill
Kishida saying that it will be a government-sponsored bill while the discussions were still ongoing startled lawmakers on both sides.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2022
Japan government to discuss bill outlawing 'socially unacceptable' donations
The new law would ban religious groups from soliciting donations in a “socially unacceptable and malicious” manner, as well as allow people to cancel donations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2022
Expert panel approves criteria for probe into religious groups
The conditions put forward by the panel will also serve as a basis for future cases where similar instances of wrongdoing are suspected by religious groups.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2022
Japan draws up draft rules for Unification Church probe
The draft, to be presented to an expert panel on the issue at a meeting Tuesday, lays out criteria for exercising the questioning right under the religious corporation law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2022
Main opposition seeks talks with party chiefs on Unification Church victims
A top official with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has called for early talks for rescuing victims of questionable practices by the group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2022
Children troubled by parents' religion want Japan to create system to help them 'escape'
A research firm said 73% of respondents to its survey of second-generation members of religious organizations were positive about the idea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2022
Japan's ruling camp defers proposed law to restrict 'spiritual sales'
There are disagreements on the proposed law due to the ruling camp's reluctance to adopt the opposition's idea of setting a limit on the amount of donations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2022
Amid Unification Church controversy, church members' kin seek law to protect children
In a written request, the former members stressed that coercing children into religious activities amounts to psychological abuse.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2022
LDP's Seiji Kihara received recommendation letter from Unification Church-linked group
Kihara, a member of the lower chamber of parliament, is the closest aide to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 27, 2022
Faith or manipulation? Debate grows over regulating Unification Church tactics
Some argue that followers were manipulated into giving donations, while others say that questioning their 'faith' could lead to restrictions on freedom of religion.
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Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
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